WIP Wednesday: Slow to the finish
Have you ever had one of those projects that seems to take 12 times longer than it should have? One of those projects that just seems to defy all efforts to complete it? A WIP that stays WIPpy forever?
My latest Cartwheels quilt is all of that and more. I originally thought I would have this quilt done more than two weeks ago. Then I thought of course it would be done by the end of last week. And yet, here it sits, still on happily sprawled out on my sewing table, taunting me with its unfinished state.
But things just keep getting in the way of my finishing that quilt. For example, I had a bit of an issue with my Sparkler quilt—I was somehow unaware until a few days ago that Sparkler had been accepted into this year's Modern Quilt Guild Showcase at Quilt Festival in Houston. Therefore, I did not in fact ship Sparkler to Houston like I was supposed to more than a month ago, and I was very confused when I got an email on Friday from the nice ladies at Quilts, Inc., asking where the heck it was. LOL. So, I don't know if there's any such thing as a quilt hanging sleeve emergency, but if there is, I had one this weekend, with all the hand-stitching that is likely to accompany such a thing.
Of course, I'm not complaining—I'm so excited that Sparkler will be hanging in Houston! (If you're planning to attend, stop by and check it out, if for no other reason than that the amazingly talented Jenny Pedigo quilted it like a boss.) But it meant that Cartwheels had to sit and wait while I stitched. And wait. And wait some more.
Mark my words: This quilt will be done today. To. Day. I got my eye on you, Cartwheels.
What are you working on this week? Here are the linky rules:
1. Link up any post from the past week that features at least one unfinished work-in-progress (WIP).
2. Somewhere in your post, you must link back here to my blog. (Or grab the WIP Wednesday button for your sidebar.)
3. Comment on at least a few of the other WIP Wednesday links—commenting on the two or three links directly before yours works well to make sure everyone gets comments!